What is the difference between Dark Mica Blue and Dk Mediterr. Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Dk Mediterr. Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Mica Blue vs Dk Mediterr. Blue

Dark Mica Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-64
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00253a (estimate)

Dk Mediterr. Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.313
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #24344c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dk Mediterr. Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Mica Blue.

Can I use Dk Mediterr. Blue instead of Dark Mica Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dk Mediterr. Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Mica Blue.

Can I use Dark Mica Blue instead of Dk Mediterr. Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Mica Blue is a little darker, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Dark Mica Blue on the colour wheel See Dk Mediterr. Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Mica Blue

Dark Mica Blue vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dk Mediterr. Blue
Dark Mica Blue vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dk Mediterr. Blue
Dark Mica Blue vs Steel Blue (71.087)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Dk Mediterr. Blue

Dk Mediterr. Blue vs Dark Blue (TS-55)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Mica Blue
Dk Mediterr. Blue vs Sea Blue (XF-17)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Mica Blue
Dk Mediterr. Blue vs Royal Blue (X-3)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dark Mica Blue equivalents · Dk Mediterr. Blue equivalents